Warning: Contains SPOILERS for Exceptional X-Men (2024)
After the fall of Krakoa, a prominent X-Men villain escaped the disaster to hide in the shadows, until now. Soon, one of the the Krakoa Saga The more complex figure, Mister Sinister, will return with a new face and name, but with the same mutant machinations he is famous for. Unfortunately, for one of Kate Pryde and Emma Frost's students, it may be too late to discover the truth.
Exceptional X-Men #7 marks the return of Mister Sinisterthe master of mutant genetics and experimentation. The last time the mad scientist was seen, Krakoa was under attack by his alternate self from the distant future and the forces of Orchis.
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March 19, 2025 |
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Eva L. Ewing |
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Carmen Carnero |
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Carmen Carnero |
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With Charles Xavier on the run, Emma Frost and Kitty Pryde face their own dreams and fears about the future of mutantkind. Axo feels alienated from the team and increasingly close to charismatic technologist Sheldon Xenos. But is Xenos who he claims to be? (Spoiler: He's not!) |
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In the end, Sinister avoided capture before he could pay for his greater crimes. Now, the scientist has returned and is keeping an eye on one of the Exceptional X-Men new protégés, as he hopes to turn them into his next apprentice or experiment.
Mister Sinister makes his inevitable return to the X-Men comics, continuing the impactful Krakoan Era arc
Will Sinister be a major player once again?
Mister Sinister has had a particularly complicated relationship with the X-Men and mutants in recent years. When the mutant nation was founded, Sinister became a crucial member of the Quiet Council and the Council of Silence. backbone of the Krakoa Resurrection Protocols. However, he later revealed his true colors after carrying out a horrific plot to create a living time machine from
Moira MacTaggert clones
. Meanwhile, Enigma, a version of Essex and his various incarnations in the distant future, waged a reality-ending war against the X-Men, allowing the human supremacists to evade capture.
As with many
X-Men's biggest players
, It appears Sinister survived the fall of the mutant nation and is back with a new plot for power. It's hard to say where Sinister is now. Last seen, Sinister transformed into a nearly Omega-level mutant chimera and amassed a collection of every Krakoan's DNA. While he may no longer have access to his Krakoan labs, he is still a potent amalgam of mutations, including the powers of Cypher, Thunderbird, Courier, and possibly Charles Xavier.
Sinister is a master of manipulation, the perfect weapon against Marvel's mutants as they acclimate to the new era
The newest generation of X-Men must prepare for an ancient threat
Above all, Mister Sinister is a master manipulator. Despite centuries of inhumane experimentation, strong human-first rhetoric, and countless
clashes with the X-Men
he was even able to convince the mutants to allow him into their government. Meanwhile, Sinister was hatching a plot to bypass the Resurrection Protocols for his own purposes, while the X-Men believed he had changed for the better. Now, one of Marvel's newest mutants appears to have fallen to Sinister's awakening as well, though it may not last long.
Unfortunately for Sinister, Alejandro Luna, aka Axo, has the power to make other people come closer. wconfess your secrets, vulnerabilities and deepest feelings. Although Mister Sinister is a gifted psychic, Marvel's young mutants are nothing to scoff at, especially when they're being personally funded and trained by some of the world's most renowned mutants. Regardless, if Mister Sinister is back, then
Kate Pryde and Emma Frost
youth band X-Men you better get ready, because the mad mutant scientist may have returned with new tricks and more horrific experiments.
Exceptional X-Men #7 will be available on March 19, 2025 from Marvel Comics.